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Active in march, then subsided until blasting through an ice cap yesterday. researchers flifring as close as they can peer into the heart of it. molten rock surging up. it's thought to have popped the ice like a champagne cork, creating these massive plumes, a mix of rock, sand and glass. >> if can you imagine throwing a bucketful of beach sand into the engine of a big airplane, can you imagine it's not going to do the airplane any good. >> reporter: it's like a supersonic sandstorm. too fine for a plane's radar to pick up but capable of jamming engines. >> it will score the rapidly-turning en...

They can peer into the heart of it, molten rock surging up. it's thought to have popped the ice like a champagne cork, the force creating these massive plumes, a mix of rock, sand and glass. >> if can you imagine throwing a bucketful of beach sand into the engine of a big airplane, can you imagine it's not going to do the airplane any good. >> reporter: it's like a supersonic sandstorm. too fine for a plane's radar to pick up but capable of jamming engines. >> it will score the rapidly-turning engine turbines. it will corrupt the bleed air system and the atmosphere in the airplane, the pressur...

Researchers flying as close as they can peer into the heart of it. molten rock surging up. it's thought to have popped the ice like a champagne cork, the force creating these massive plumes, emitting a mix of rock, sand and glass. >> if can you imagine throwing a bucketful of beach sand into the engine of a big airplane, can you imagine it's not going to do the airplane any good. >> reporter: it's like a supersonic sandstorm. too fine for a plane's radar to peck pick up, but capable of jamming engines. >> it will score the rapidly-turning engine turbines, it will corrupt the bleed air system a...